“St. Swithin's day, if thou dost rain, for forty days it will remain; St. Swithin's day, if thou be fair, for forty days 'twill rain no more.”
Traditional English Proverb · July 15 folk saying, documented widely before 1800
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286 quotes on wisdom and truth — from the classics to the everyday.
“A kind word is like a spring day.”
Russian Proverb
“One benefit of summer was that each day we had more light to read by.”
Jeannette Walls · The Glass Castle, 2005
“You can't control what people think of you. You can only control your effort and your attitude.”
Jalen Brunson · NBA press conference, 2023
“Winning two national championships taught me that the team always comes first.”
Jalen Brunson · Post-Villanova interview, 2018
“I learned so much from Coach Wright. The way he built culture, the way he taught us to play for each other.”
Jalen Brunson · Interview referencing Villanova, 2022
“I don't think about the outside noise. I know who I am and what I'm capable of.”
Jalen Brunson · ESPN interview, 2023
“Money is just a tool. The real asset is the team that knows how to use it.”
Ashneer Grover · Doglapan, 2023
“You don't build a unicorn by being polite. You build it by being right.”
Ashneer Grover · Shark Tank India, Season 1
“Entrepreneurship is not about having a great idea. It is about executing that idea better than everyone else.”
Ashneer Grover · Shark Tank India, Season 1
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
Albert Einstein · widely attributed to Einstein
“We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.”
Eleanor Roosevelt · You Learn by Living, 1960
“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.”
Molière · Le Dépit Amoureux, 1656
“You don't climb mountains without a team, you don't climb mountains without being fit, you don't climb mountains without being prepared and you don't climb mountains without balancing the risks and rewards.”
Howard Skinner · widely attributed
“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.”
William Ellery Channing · Self-Culture, 1838
“You are never strong enough that you don't need help.”
César Chávez · widely attributed, labor movement speeches
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
Confucius · attributed to Confucius, various collections
